Fence-wire-winding machine



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A. BALDWIN 8v J. CLEMENT.

FENCE WIRE WINDING MACHINE.

No. 398,215. Patented'leb. 19, 1889.

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A. BALDWIN 8c J. CLEMENT.

FENGE WIRE WINDING MACHINE.

No. 398,215. Patentedt-Feb. 19, 1889.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT UEEicE.

ARTHUR BALDIVIN AND .lOl-IN ("ljEh/IENT, F PRAIRIE DU SAC, \VISCONSIN.

FENcE-WiRE-WINDING Mael-HNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 398,215, dated February 19, 1889.

Application led November 7, 1888. Serial No. 290,214. (No model.)

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, ARTHUR BALDWIN and JOHN CLEMENT, citizens ot' the United States, residing` at Prairie du Sac, in the county of Sauk and State of IViseonsin, have invented new and useful Improvcmentsin Fence-Ure- Iinding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention reiates to improvements in machines for winding barbed fence-wire; and

it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing the device in the operative position. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the device tilted upward into position to perm it the removal of the wound wire. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section with the parts in the position shown in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a detail vi ew showing the rateh et, pawl, an d crank arm.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a carriage consisting of' the arched axle B and the supporting-wheels C, as shown. To the vertical portions of the arched axle we secure the front ends of the push-bars D, the rear ends of which are connected by a crossbar, E, serving as a handle to propel and steer the machine. At an intermediate point of the push-bars we secure between the same the cross-bar F, and t' rom the ends of said crossbarwe pivotally mount the supporting-legs G G, the lower ends oi which are adapted to rest on the ground and support the puslrbars in a horizontal position. The said cross-bar and the push-bars are suitably braced by the inclined bars or braces I I, extending from the cross-bar to the yoke of the axle.

J J designate the reel arms, which are loosely mounted at their upper ends on the yoke of the axle and have hooks K K at their lower ends, which serve as bearings for the reel-shaft L, as shown. The said reelshaft is provided on one end with a geanwheel, M, which meshes with the pinion N on the front end of the driving-shaft O. The said driving shaft O is mounted in bearings on the side of one of the pushbars, as shown. The drivingshaft is further provided with a crank arm or handle, P, at its rear end, and has mount-ed thereon a ratchet-wheel., Q, which is engaged by a pawl, R, secured to the handle E to prevent backward rotation of the said shaft.

i The reel-shaft is provided between the reelarms J J with a stationary plate, S, having hooked ends adapted to engage and secure the 5 5 end of the wire-earrying spool, so that when the said shaft is rotated the wire will be wound thereon.

T designates a collar, which is screwed on the reel-shaft by a set-screw, U, as shown. 6o This collar, it will be seen, can be readily removed when it is desired to remove the spool from the shaft, and it is also adjustable along' the said shaft, so as to accommodate spools ot' different lengths.

u 'n designate springpawls, which are secured at their rear ends to the inner sides of the push-bars, and have their front ends engaging the reel-arms J J to prevent the saine swinging forward when the wire is being 7o wound, and thereby releasing the tension.

V V designate guides having Vtheir front ends secured to forwardly-extending arms W IV, projecting from the yoke of the axle, and having their rear ends secured to brackets X 7 5 X, projecting inwardly from the front ends of the shafts. The reel-arms play in these guides when the reel is being swung forward to remove the wire after being wound or to secure the end of the same preparatoryto winding. 8o

In practice, when it is desired to apply the wire to a fence, one end of the wire is secured i permanently to a post. The pawl R is then disengaged from the ratchet-wheel Q, after which the machine is drawn along the line of the proposed fence, when the tension of the wire will cause the reel to rotate, so as to allow the wire to unwind therefrom. IVhen it is desired to wind the wire, the free end of the wire is secured to the spool, and the driving-shaft is then 9o rotated, so as to impart motion to the gearwheel, and consequently to the reel-shaft. The wire will thus be wound upon the spool, when the tension of the wire will draw the machine along the line of the fence, so that the operator only has to steer the machine and is not obliged to push the same, one hand being free to rotate the drivingeshaft and thereby wind the wire. When it is desired to reat F, so that the reel-arms J J will swing forward through the guides u u and lower the reel to the ground. The hooks at the lower i end of the reel-arms are then disengaged from move the wire, the machine is tilted, as shown roo i 39eme the reel-shaft and the shaft removed from the spool. A full spool can then'be applied by inserting the shaft through the spool and securing it, after which the reel-arms are engaged with the reel-shaft and the machine turned to a horizontal position, thereby lifting the reel. In this Way the labor of raising the heavy spool is reduced to a minimum.

It will thus be seen that we have provided a very simple and efficient machine which is composed of few parts, and can consequently be manufactured and sold at a small cost, and is not liable to get out of order.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is* t l. In a machine for Winding fence-wire, the combination of the axle, the swinging reelarms having their upper ends hung thereon, the reel-shaft supported by said arms, and mechanism for rotating the reel-shaft, as set forth.

2. The combination of the axle, the pushbars secured thereto, the reel-arms hung on the axle, the pawls secured to the push-hars and4 engaging the reel-arms, the reel-shaftsupported by said arms, and mechanism for rotating said shaft, as set forth.

3. The combination of the axle, the pushbars secured thereto, the reel-arms hung on the axle, the guides for said arms supported by the push-bars and the axle, the paWls secured to the push-bars and engaging said arms, the reel-shaft supported by said arms, and mechanism for rotating said shaft, as set forth.

4. The improved machine for Winding fence- Wire, comprising the axle, the push-bars secured thereto, the reel-arms hung on the axle, the pawls secured to the push-hars and engaging said arms, guides for said arms supported by the axle and the push-hars, the reel-shaft supported by said arms, the driving-shaft mounted on one of the push-bars and geared to the reel-shaft, the cross-bar connecting the push-bars, and the supportinglegs pivoted to said cross-har, as specified.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own We have hereto alixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR BALDWIN. JOHN CLEMENT.

Vitnesses:

W. T. KELsEY, J. H. Rosn. 

